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Category Archives: teaching
Harry Potter Robes and Other Magical Fun
I’ve had this Harry Potter inspired project on the back-burner for the last few months, but with the new (and last!) movie coming out very soon I knew now was the time to tackle it. And so, may I present, … Continue reading
Making Butter – Fun for Kids (and Grown-Ups Too!)
You might remember from last year that once a year my students get to choose their own topic of study for a month. This year the winner was something they called “Ooshy, Gooshy, Take Home Science.” So this month I have … Continue reading
A Little Halloween Fun
With Halloween only a few days away, tomorrow will be our Halloween celebration at school. I have a few fun surprises for my students tomorrow, including some pumpkin and spider inspired math games and a monster design lab in the afternoon. And … Continue reading
Making Ice Cream
Every year the students in my class have one month where the get to choose, as a class, what they would like to learn about. I am always amazed by the wide range of topics they come up with (my … Continue reading
Surrounded by Books
It has been a whirlwind of a week-end here. I spent all day Friday and Saturday at a teaching conference – sitting and listening (oh, it is so hard for me to sit all day!) Then it was the annual … Continue reading
Earth Day Books
I am a guest poster on Playing by the Book today as part of their “Fantastic Fiction for Kids” series. In honour of Earth Day (tomorrow) I share a selection of my favourite environmental education stories. Check out my post, and … Continue reading
A Project Complete – New Preschool Classroom
I’m having a giveaway this week. Check it out here. This post is really not the kind of thing I usually blog about (there is nothing here about sewing or gardening or recipes from 1892) but I was SO excited about … Continue reading
Child-Drawn Monster Friends
Next week is the last week of school before the Christmas break. Every year I usually buy books to give my students as a little Christmas gift. This year I really wanted to make something for each of them instead. … Continue reading
Where did the week go?
I find it hard to believe that a whole week has passed since I made the last Friday post. Yet somehow it also seems like so much has happened in such a short space of time. I finally got to … Continue reading
